ALLENTOWN (Bassline) As recorded by Billy Joel (From the 1982 Album THE NYLON CURTAIN) Words and Music by Billy Joel Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (B E A D G B) - 'Doug Stegmeyer - Bass' Intro Q=116 4/4 Wx2 Q Q E E E E H E E E E H E E E E |------------|---------------|--------------|--------------| |------------|-------2-0-----|--------------|------2-0-----| |------------|-3-----------2-|----------2-3-|------------2-| |------------|---------------|--------3-----|--------------| H E E E E H E Q. E Q E +H |--------------|-------------|---------------|| |--------------|------2-0----|-5-5--5-(5)----|| |----------2-3-|-------------|---------------|| |--------3-----|-------------|---------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q ||---------------|--------------|--------------| ||o--------------|--------------|--------------| ||o--------------|-5-----5-5----|-------5-5----| ||--0-----5-5----|--------------|-5------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-3-----3-3----|-0-----5-5----|-7-----5-5----|-3-----2-2----| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|-5-----5-5----| |-5-----5-5----|-0-----5-5----|--------------| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |-------5-5----|--------------|--------------| |-5------------|-3-----3-3----|-0-----5-5----| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|| |--------------|--------------|--------------|| |-7-----5-5----|-3-----2-2----|-5-----5-5----|| Chorus $ Q Q E E Q E E E E +H Q Q E E Q |--------------|----------------|--------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------| |--------------|-5-5---5-(5)----|-0-----2-2----| |-0-----5-5----|----------------|--------------| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q |---------------|--------------|-------------| |---------------|--------------|-------------| |-3-----3---3-2-|-------5-5----|-------2--2--| |---------3-----|-5------------|-0--0--------| Interlude 1. To Coda Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E H E E E E H E E E E |-------------||---------------|---------------|--------------| |-------------||-------2-0-----|---------------|------2-0-----| |-3--3--5--5--||-3-----------2-|----------2-3--|------------2-| |-------------||---------------|--------3------|--------------| 2. H E E E E H E Q. E Q E +H H E E E E |--------------|-------------|----------------||--------------|| |--------------|------2-0----|-5-5--5-(5)----o||------2-0-----|| |----------2-3-|-------------|---------------o||--------------|| |--------3-----|-------------|----------------||------------1-|| Bridge W +H +E S S S S S S W |----------|------------------------|------| |----------|------------------------|------| |----------|------------------------|------| |-1--------|-(1)----(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1----| +H +E S S S S S S W +H +E S S S S S S |------------------------|----------|-------------------------| |------------------------|----------|-------------------------| |------------------------|----------|-------------------------| |-(1)----(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--------|-(1)----(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1--| Interlude 2/4 4/4 H. E E +E E Q Q Q E E E E |-------------|----------||---------------| |-------------|----------||-------2-0-----| |-------------|-----3-3--||-3-----------2-| |-1-------3-3-|-(3)------||---------------| H E E E E H E E E E H E E E E H E Q. |--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------| |--------------|------2-0-----|--------------|------2-0----| |----------2-3-|------------2-|----------2-3-|-------------| |--------3-----|--------------|--------3-----|-------------| Bridge D.S. al Coda & E Q E +H H E E E E +W |---------------||--------------||--------| |-5-5--5-(5)----||--------------||--------| |---------------||------7-5-----||--------| |---------------||------------1-||-(1)----| H +E S S S S S S W +H +E S S S S S S |----------------------|----------|-------------------------| |----------------------|----------|-------------------------| |----------------------|----------|-------------------------| |-1----(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--------|-(1)----(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1--| W +H +E S S S S S S H. E E |----------|------------------------|-------------| |----------|------------------------|-------------| |----------|------------------------|-------------| |-1--------|-(1)----(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-------3-3-| Outro 2/4 4/4 +E E Q Q Q E E E E H E E E E H E E E E |----------||---------------|--------------|--------------| |----------||-------2-0-----|--------------|------2-0-----| |-----3-3--||-3-----------2-|----------2-3-|------------2-| |-(3)------||---------------|--------3-----|--------------| H E E E E H E Q E +Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|---------------| |--------------|------2-0--2-|-(2)--2--------| |----------2-3-|-------------|---------2--2--| |--------3-----|-------------|---------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +H +W Wx3 |-------------|-------------|---------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|-------------|-5-------------|------------|--------*| |-3--3--5--5--|-------5--5--|---------------|------------|--------*| |-------------|-5--5--------|----3-3-(3)----|-(3)--------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths